Jesus Maria Manzano Ruano

12.05.1978

Listed victories: 5

2004

Amore e Vita (Division III)

Miscellaneous

In the middle of March, he told that he was prepared to go public with evidence of doping within the Kelme team. He was angry because he was fired during Vuelta a Espana in 2003 because he slept with a woman during the race. Due to this, he did not get his contract with the team renewed and the revealations should be his revenge. (source: cyclingnews.com)
A couple of days later, he revealed details about systematic doping within the Kelme team. He told about blood transfusions, and how this was carried out in a dangerous way, how he paid for the doping, how the riders were given medication to keep their hematocrit low but raise the haemoglobin, and how very ill the doping sometimes made him. (source: cyclingnews.com)
A few days later, he told about use of illegal substances such as erythropoetin (EPO) and human growth hormone (HGH) and how the riders avoided getting caught in doping controls. (source: cyclingnews.com)
Manzano's final list contained almost 30 substances. (source: cyclingnews.com)
In the end of March, he signed a contract with the Amore e Vita team. (source: cyclingnews.com)
In the beginning of July, the Amore e Vita team's team manager Ivano Fanini told that he had not been able to get in contact with Manzano for some time. A few days later he heard from Manzano who had needed some time away from the press after his doping stories. (source: cyclingnews.com)

He had to stop racing because of a damaged knee which according to himself is caused by too much injected cortisone at Kelme. (source: cyclingnews.com)